Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:19 Circle DC Recap 00:09:02 Fresh Plays 00:09:28 Arcs 00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising 00:29:10 Rafter Five 00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table 00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows 00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls 00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game 00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game 00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem 01:04:38 The X-Files: Circle of Truth (re-implementation of Circle the Wagons) 01:09:59 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) 01:16:02 The Expanse Board Game 01:26:24 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game 01:32:18 Unfathomable 01:33:44 Star Trek: Ascendancy 01:35:20 Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert 01:37:17 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Atomic Mass Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Efka from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they think should be ranked in BGG's top 100. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:41 Flesh and Blood Pro Tour LA 00:06:13 Efka,the MTG Tournament Organizer 00:12:11 Worldbreakers 00:14:35 Fresh Plays 00:14:50 Earthborne Rangers 00:21:30 Kingdom Death: Monster 00:23:24 Divinity Derby 00:30:17 Winner's Circle 00:32:14 Arcs 00:38:45 20 Strong (Solar Sentinels, Too Many Bones, Hoplomachus Victorum) 00:53:42 One Deck Galaxy 00:56:12 Reshaping BGG's Top 100 00:59:11 Sidereal Confluence 01:04:54 SCOUT 01:07:47 Age of Innovation 01:10:52 Undaunted: Normandy/Undaunted: Stalingrad 01:15:16 Ankh: Gods of Egypt 01:22:01 Tyrants of the Underdark 01:28:39 KLASK 01:35:17 The Great Zimbabwe 01:44:18 Pipeline 01:53:39 Dune 01:58:19 Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy 02:06:00 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, CATAN Studio! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He) 00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar 00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW 00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms 00:18:03 Fresh Plays 00:19:13 Mandala 00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion 00:30:56 Patterns 00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game 00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper 00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games 00:46:17 What historical games are all about 00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games 00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games 00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series ) 00:58:03 Versailles 1919 01:01:45 Halls of Hegra 01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles 01:11:23 Border Reivers 01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising 01:20:13 Cuba Libre 01:23:37 The British Way 01:25:23 Liberty or Death 01:27:11 Land and Freedom 01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth 01:36:32 Votes for Women 01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games 01:41:28 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, CATAN Studio! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Game designer Antoine Bauza joins Candice to discuss their favorite roll-and-write games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:17 Captain Flip (PlayPunk) 00:04:25 Fresh Plays 00:04:37 My Island 00:06:33 Tyrants of the Underdark 00:11:56 The White Castle 00:15:33 Dinosaur Gauge 00:26:40 Roll-and-Write Games We Love 00:27:01 What roll-and-write games are all about 00:32:11 Roll Through the Ages 00:34:29 That's Pretty Clever! (Ganz schön clever) 00:38:11 Qwixx 00:41:08 House of Cats 00:47:01 Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade 00:51:56 Trek 12 00:55:07 Vengeance: Roll & Fight 01:01:08 Qwinto 01:04:10 Divvy Dice (Man muss auch gönnen können) 01:10:13 Other roll-and-writes Candice wants to try (Twilight Inscription, Fleet: The Dice Game, Long Shot: The Dice Game) 01:13:42 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Repos Production! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Stella from the Meeple University YouTube channel joins Candice to talk dragons, and geek out about game designer Alexander Pfister and their favorites of his games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:21 Random Spider Encounters (not a game!) 00:08:19 Fresh Plays 00:08:43 Wyrmspan (Wingspan reimplementation) 00:14:46 Apiary (Cardboard Creations) 00:17:06 Pax Illuminaten 00:36:53 Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game 00:47:29 Dragonkeepers 01:00:13 Quick KeyForge Update (KeyForge Public Radio & Help From Future Self podcast appearances) 01:03:12 Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister 01:03:33 The Pfister Pformula 01:13:09 His Heavier Games (Mombasa/Skymines, Great Western Trail, Blackout: Hong Kong, Maracaibo, Boonlake) 01:20:12 His Midweight Games (Pirates of Maracaibo, CloudAge) 01:25:40 His Lighter Games (Port Royal, Port Royal: The Dice Game, Broom Service, Isle of Skye, Tybor the Builder, Oh My Goods!, Expedition to Newdale, Monster Expedition) 01:38:02 Freibeuter der Karibik 01:39:58 Our Favorite Alexander Pfister Games 01:40:22 Pirates of Maracaibo + Maracaibo 01:44:18 Skymines 01:47:43 The Great Western Trail Trilogy (GWT, GWT: Argentina, GWT: New Zealand) 01:57:40 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Taylor Reiner from the Taylor’s Trick-Taking Table YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss complexity in trick-taking games, as well as a variety of card games they played recently at a gaming event focused on trick-taking games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit 00:10:20 Fresh Plays 00:10:41 Maze Makers 00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact 00:20:29 Lines of Action 00:23:42 Last Message 00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games 00:45:03 Lighter trick-taking games (Whist, Boast or Nothing, Hearts, The Crew) 00:49:27 Trick-Taking Games on Our Minds 00:51:08 The Kakapo: Buddy & Party 00:56:22 Makai Fuda 01:04:25 LOOP 01:11:20 Trick Raiders 01:20:07 Baronda 01:25:12 Sumida River 01:34:22 Iyadosu 01:36:15 Extreme Tricks 01:47:37 Tichu 01:51:28 La bâtarde 02:09:23 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions 00:14:10 Fresh Plays 00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies 00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game 00:29:52 Spots 00:35:13 Cyberion 00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars 00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders) 00:52:19 Molly House 01:04:05 Ironwood 01:09:07 Tycoon: India 1981 01:15:01 Rock Hard: 1977 01:18:06 Pax Penning 01:24:01 Red Dust Rebellion (All Bridges Burning, and How GMT’s COIN Series Captured My Heart) 01:37:05 Undergrove 01:42:24 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet 01:47:01 The Morrison Game Factory 01:51:30 Arcs 01:57:23 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Rebel Studio! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:50 Fresh Plays 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert) 00:18:08 Spicy 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product 00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games 00:47:20 Packen Wir's! 00:51:15 Die Mauer 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game 00:59:24 Robotrick 01:01:01 Nemesis 01:04:31 KeyForge 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023 01:16:38 Jess's #5 01:20:02 Candice’s #10 01:25:35 Candice’s #9 01:27:11 Jess’s #4 01:31:38 Candice’s #8 01:33:40 Candice’s #7 01:34:54 Jess’s #3 01:38:37 Candice’s #6 01:42:07 Candice’s #5 01:44:46 Jess’s #2 01:50:09 Candice’s #4 01:52:28 Candice’s #3 01:53:49 Jess's #1 01:59:17 Candice’s #2 02:01:31 Candice’s #1 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions 02:15:45 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Plan B Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes 00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe 00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library 00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities" 00:17:20 Fresh Plays 00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds 00:26:55 Raising Robots 00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel 00:46:53 Forest Shuffle 01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum) 01:03:20 Federation 01:11:13 Arboretum 01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played 01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist") 01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love 01:28:13 Galactic Cruise 01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse 01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive) 01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs 01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies 01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots) 01:46:48 Fun Facts 01:50:34 KeyForge (Winds of Exchange) 01:58:53 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Unexpected Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON 00:06:36 Fresh Plays 00:06:53 Empire's End 00:12:14 Revive 00:24:03 Challengers! 00:31:20 The Rich and The Good 00:39:51 Divinity Derby 00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games Modern Classics 00:46:53 Azul 00:47:19 CATAN 00:48:18 Sagrada 00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra) Stocking Stuffers 00:50:52 Noobs in Space 00:52:48 Ohanami 00:53:51 Romi Rami 00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup) Kids Games 00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy! 00:58:42 Forbidden Desert 00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.) Solo Games 01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition) 01:03:10 Cartographers 01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game 01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum) Two-Player Games 01:12:15 Fiction 01:14:37 Sky Team 01:16:12 Wingspan Asia 01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo) Family Games 01:19:31 Cascadia 01:19:40 PARKS 01:20:08 Trekking Through History 01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia) Party Games 01:21:49 Blank Slate 01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One, Sides, Ready Set Bet) Midweight Games 01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne 01:25:05 My City (or My Island) 01:25:53 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game 01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, IKI, Apiary) Heavy Games 01:28:07 Ark Nova 01:28:14 Carnegie 01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods 01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail) Cooperative Games 01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm 01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure 01:32:53 KuZOOkA 01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Race to the Raft) 01:37:08 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Meeple Mountain board game reviewer Justin Bell joins Candice to discuss their recent plays of new releases from SPIEL '23 and more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:43 Historical Board Game Conventions (GMT Weekend at the Warehouse + SD Hist Con) 00:06:00 Extended Fresh Plays 00:07:15 Kutna Hora: The City of Silver 00:16:17 Rebel Princess 00:27:14 StegegetS Moomin 00:32:51 Septima 00:55:03 Zhanguo: The First Empire 01:06:52 Land and Freedom 01:22:54 Nucleum 01:35:28 Border Reivers 01:52:35 Rats of Wistar 02:02:28 Arcs 02:20:48 Quicksand 02:26:07 Evacuation 02:33:44 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Atomic Mass Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Game designer Elizabeth Hargrave joins Candice to discuss family-friendly games they love. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:33 Fresh Plays 00:05:47 Leaf 00:09:02 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver 00:22:58 Undergrove 00:30:06 Arborea 00:47:05 Family-Friendly Games We Love 00:51:39 Just One 00:55:19 Pit 01:01:05 Telephone Pictionary (Eat Poop You Cat) 01:06:20 Can't Stop 01:09:29 Spicy Farkel 01:10:10 Las Vegas 01:11:27 Junk Art 01:14:44 Nuts a GoGo! 01:16:15 How Dare You? 01:19:40 Fun Facts 01:24:49 Illusion 01:28:24 Just One...more time 01:30:23 Wits & Wagers 01:31:32 MonsDRAWsity 01:35:04 Tattoo Stories 01:36:51 Insider 01:43:22 Romi Rami 01:44:38 Ready Set Bet 01:46:01 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey! joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL '23 experiences. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:46 Paula Leveled Up in Pathfinder 00:04:29 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game 00:05:49 Paula's Dice Curse 00:08:48 We completely missed each other at SPIEL 00:11:52 Fresh Plays 00:12:05 Acquire 00:16:57 Big Boss 00:19:52 Battlecrest 00:27:44 nana/Trio 00:34:03 Discordia 00:48:21 Our SPIEL '23 Experiences 00:48:38 Vibe of the show 00:52:08 Traveling to Essen 00:53:02 Castles of Mad Ludwig 00:57:56 Bumping into people at the show + designer encounters 01:03:03 La bâtarde 01:03:42 Jonathan Cox's climbing/shedding games (Peaks & Valleys and Spring Cleaning) 01:05:22 Romi Rami 01:05:43 Zong-Hua Yang (Taiwan Night Market, Vegetable Stock, Christmas Tree) 01:06:34 Content Creator Encounters 01:08:15 Impressive Booths 01:08:42 ttRPG demo booth 01:10:10 The Gerhard’s booth 01:11:28 Triad 01:12:42 Board&Dice booth decked out for Nucleum 01:13:15 Nightmare Before Christmas: Take Over the Holidays! 01:13:51 Memorable Demos 01:14:15 MLEM: Space Agency 01:16:34 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa 01:21:05 Game Discoveries 01:21:36 Rebel Princess 01:26:23 Stich für Stich 01:30:49 Fruitoplay 01:37:05 Faraway 01:41:42 Other Games Played 01:42:00 General Orders: World War II 01:44:55 Accuse! 01:47:57 Tipperary 01:49:50 Evenfall 01:54:45 Wizards Cup 01:57:32 Future Releases on Our Radars 01:57:52 Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig 02:00:59 Nemesis: Retaliation 02:04:31 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

It's our first anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '23 games they're most excited for. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:08:10 Memories from Year 1 00:15:13 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Anticipation Games 00:21:58 Fresh Plays 00:22:40 World Wonders 00:25:59 Star Trek: Discovery – Black Alert 00:41:41 Unlock!: Heroic Adventures 00:43:49 Voidfall 00:58:04 SPIEL '23 Releases We're Most Excited For 00:58:48 Perspectives 01:01:25 Wizard’s Cup 01:03:52 The Cathedral of Orléans 01:06:22 1902 Méliès + The Battle of Versailles 01:12:33 The Fox Experiment 01:15:39 Nucleum 01:21:31 Comet 01:25:40 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver 01:30:40 Evenfall 01:34:50 Evacuation 01:39:01 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Trio, FTW?!, Freaky Frogs From Outaspace) 01:41:47 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Triad, Voidfall, The White Castle, Expedition to 5X, Havalandi, Cyberion, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard) 01:50:01 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Space Cowboys! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Game designer Corey Konieczka from Unexpected Games joins Candice to discuss board games with unique themes. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:44 Fresh Plays 00:04:08 Forbidden Jungle 00:06:41 Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day 00:13:14 Make the Difference 00:16:33 Savage Bowl 00:25:52 Board Games with Unique Themes 00:27:32 Tak 00:31:36 Petrichor 00:40:55 Blood Bowl 00:44:26 Fort 00:50:01 Hostage Negotiator 00:53:50 Stonewall Uprising 01:01:03 Sky Team 01:04:40 Heading Forward 01:13:30 X-Bugs 01:21:08 Castell 01:28:59 Honorable Mentions (Votes for Women, Molly House, The Cost, An Infamous Traffic, Cerebria, Voices In My Head, High Treason, Baseball Highlights: 2045, Tragedy Looper, Comanauts, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr) 01:37:27 Whoops! Corey's audio wasn't fully uploaded when he left the call, so we missed his "bye and thank you" on the recording. 01:37:37 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Libellud! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Ryan from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss game designer Vital Lacerda and their favorite Lacerda games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:12 Fresh Plays 00:06:43 Sky Team 00:09:57 Making up for lost time...games "I'm not going to talk about" 00:10:22 Nemesis 00:11:29 Frosthaven 00:11:59 Great Western Trail: New Zealand 00:12:20 Gaia Project 00:13:45 Here I Stand 00:22:02 Barcelona 00:28:48 Lands of the Mesozoic 00:38:59 Vital Lacerda Games 00:39:30 What are Lacerda games all about? 00:41:31 Ian O'toole Artwork 00:43:58 Lacerda-Lite Games 00:44:23 Mercado de Lisboa 00:45:01 Bot Factory 00:46:26 House of Fado 00:47:17 Our Favorite Lacerda Games 00:47:47 Kanban EV 00:55:17 On Mars 00:59:46 Lisboa 01:05:58 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas 01:10:48 CO₂: Second Chance 01:23:08 Weather Machine 01:29:08 Vinhos 01:38:01 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Fantasy Flight Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Monique from Before You Play joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games that are 15+ years old. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:55 Gen Con Recap 00:08:14 Fresh Plays 00:08:30 Oranienburger Kanal 00:15:12 Romi Rami 00:22:14 Inheritors 00:28:10 Terra Nova 00:33:27 Age of Innovation 00:40:23 Veilwraith 00:45:23 Kreel Manor 00:49:11 Oldies but Goodies 00:50:20 Monique's Honorable Mentions (The Princes of Florence, Goa) 01:02:54 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Tichu, Battlestar Galactica, Hansa Teutonica, Twilight Struggle) 01:05:19 Modern Art (1992) 01:09:23 Santiago (2003) 01:18:38 Bohnanza (1997) 01:22:02 Dahlias (new version of Bohnanza) 01:24:01 Tigris & Euphrates (1997) 01:28:04 Yellow & Yangtze/HUANG 01:31:32 For Sale (1997) 01:36:11 El Grande (1995) 01:44:48 The Downfall of Pompeii (2004) 01:49:45 Polynesia 01:51:29 Dune (1979) 01:58:07 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Plan B Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Rob Oren from Rob’s Tabletop World joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '23 releases they're most excited to play. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:21 Fresh Plays 00:06:35 Awakening The Bear (Third Edition) 00:13:19 21Moon 00:19:39 Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla 00:27:40 1815: Scum of the Earth 00:35:28 Veilwraith 00:38:29 Ricky Royal (Box of Delights) Shout-out 00:40:42 Gen Con '23 releases we're excited to play 00:41:02 Race to the Raft 00:44:19 Expeditions 00:52:26 Legendary Encounters: The Matrix 00:55:26 Castle Panic: Deluxe Collection 01:02:54 War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow 01:04:20 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck 01:07:52 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate 01:09:10 IKI: Akebono 01:11:06 Monster Pit 01:12:17 Table Golf Association 01:17:44 Sky Team 01:19:35 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable 01:28:19 Age of Innovation 01:32:57 Tales of the Red Dragon Inn 01:42:20 Great Western Trail: New Zealand 01:49:44 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Mixlore! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Spielworxx owner Uli Blennemann joins Candice to discuss their favorite card-driven games. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:04 PGC Con (trick-taking game convention) 00:06:17 Robotrick 00:07:42 Trick-taking in Black and White 00:08:51 The Barracks Emperors 00:10:51 Le Plateau 00:11:07 Touchdown Heroes & Savage Bowl 00:11:14 Inside Job 00:11:58 Diamonds 00:12:46 Bridge City Poker & Five-Three-Five 00:13:48 Bacon 00:14:10 Dual Gauge: Denmark 00:14:50 An Infamous Traffic 00:17:28 Blood on the Clocktower 00:21:55 Fresh Plays 00:22:11 Land and Freedom 00:25:59 Peak Oil: Profiteer 00:35:27 Votes for Women 00:38:57 Moonrakers 00:50:54 Card-driven Games (CDGs) We Love 00:51:04 What CDGs are all about 00:55:49 We the People (Mark Herman) 00:58:50 Forged in Steel 00:59:22 No Motherland Without 00:59:54 Twilight Struggle 01:02:02 1979: Revolution in Iran 01:03:46 Paths of Glory 01:05:53 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea 01:08:42 Clash of Monarchs 01:11:08 Clash of Sovereigns 01:11:57 Brotherhood & Unity 01:18:39 Washington's War 01:21:04 Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ? 01:25:25 Here I Stand & Virgin Queen 01:30:58 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory 01:34:29 Empire of the Sun 01:40:47 Wir sind das Volk! 01:47:46 Uli's Honorable Mentions - No Motherland Without, Twilight Struggle, Wilderness War, Unhappy King Charles, For the People, Pursuit of Glory 01:49:24 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Red Flag Over Paris, 13 Days, Watergate, Successors, Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, Europe Divided, Siege of Vienna 01:52:43 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy 01:55:41 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Ben Mandelker from the Game Brain podcast joins Candice to geek out about the 18xx genre of railroad-themed stock market and tile-laying board games, in addition to sharing their initial impressions of 1880: China (2022 Lookout Games edition). 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:12 Fresh Plays 00:06:26 ZhanGuo 00:11:15 Imperial Struggle 00:27:30 Skymines 00:27:59 Gold West 00:37:03 Undaunted: Stalingrad 00:44:32 Mind MGMT 00:48:55 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition) 01:06:44 Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession 01:07:02 What 18xx games are all about 01:19:48 What we love about 18xx games 01:25:34 The challenges/barriers of getting into 18xx 01:32:55 New ways to think about 18xx to demystify it and embrace it 01:39:44 Dipping your toes in 18xx: 01:40:07 Dual Gauge 01:40:35 18Chesapeake 01:41:07 18xx.games 01:42:49 City of the Big Shoulders 01:43:25 Shikoku 1889 01:43:30 Diving a little deeper: 01:43:37 1846: The Race for the Midwest 01:44:17 18 Los Angeles 01:44:24 18MEX 01:44:37 1882: Assiniboia 01:45:12 1848: Australia 01:45:33 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways 01:46:01 18Ireland 01:46:40 1817 01:47:08 1822: The Railways of Great Britain 01:47:21 If trains aren't your thing: 01:47:37 City of the Big Shoulders 01:47:45 21Moon 01:48:14 Rolling Stock Stars 01:48:35 Poseidon 01:49:20 18Mag: Hungarian Railway History 01:51:30 Our initial impressions of 1880: China 02:12:17 Sign-off Thank you to our sponsor, Bezzerwizzer Studio! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek Email: podcast@boardgamegeek.com